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“Jewish capital of the U.S.“

Located in southwest Brooklyn, Borough Park houses one of the biggest Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities in America. There are also significant numbers of Irish and Italian residents who live here, but it is primarily known as a Jewish community. The town has hundreds of houses of worship, m...
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Located in southwest Brooklyn, Borough Park houses one of the biggest Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities in America. There are also significant numbers of Irish and Italian residents who live here, but it is primarily known as a Jewish community. The town has hundreds of houses of worship, most of which are Jewish. Jewish tradition permeates through every aspect of life in Borough Park. Here, you can find the Living Torah Museum, countless Jewish shops and kosher restaurants, and homes decorated with Jewish ornaments during Jewish holidays. Even the big chain stores in this neighborhood close on Saturdays because of the Sabbath. In keeping with the Jewish tradition of raising large families, this is a safe and very family-friendly neighborhood. Borough Park has an unusually strong sense of unity; there are a lot of volunteer organizations that serve the community. There is a volunteer security team and a free service to help residents with car trouble. One major problem here is overcrowding due to the prevalence of large families. These families need all the space they can get, so houses are getting bigger. Another problem is the lack of affordable housing in the neighborhood. However, residents and town officials are working on plans to introduce some low cost housing developments.
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NatM • Dec 25, 2011

“A very Jewish community.“

Borough Park is a neighborhood along southwestern Brooklyn. The area covers about two hundred blocks and lies within New Utrecht just south east of Green-Wood Cemetery.

Over the past few years the neighborhood stores have been expanding to accommodate for the increasing number of resid...
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Borough Park is a neighborhood along southwestern Brooklyn. The area covers about two hundred blocks and lies within New Utrecht just south east of Green-Wood Cemetery.

Over the past few years the neighborhood stores have been expanding to accommodate for the increasing number of residents. The 13th Avenue shopping district is a large shopping area that is approximately one mile in length. It expands from 39th Avenue to approximately 55th Street. The shopping strip is packed with storefronts of every kind. Many of the stores accommodate the supplies of many of the neighborhood’s Jewish supplies.

Borough Park is considered one of the most “Orthodox” communities to live, both culturally and religiously. There are almost 200 Jewish Houses of Worship including the Bobover’s sect, Mikva’s, and many more. There are also five Roman Catholic Churches and Mosques. In 1999, the Avenue Plaza Hotel opened on 13th Avenue, providing a 52 room kosher hotel - the first hotel to rise up in Borough Park in over a decade. The hotel is quite popular for tourists and visitors to New York City and is among the few that can accommodate the needs of many Hasidim.

A majority of the school children born in Borough Park attend local yeshivas for the boys, and Bais Yaakov-type schools for the girls. Public school population has dramatically declined in Borough Park, although Montauk Intermediate School does still exist.
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